Crowds brave rain during first Saranac Thursday (The Observer-Dispatch)
Rain spattered the F.X. Matt Brewing Co. parking lot Thursday, but the spring showers didn?t squash attendance numbers at the first Saranac Thursday of the season.
Making your own beer is easy, affordable (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
If, someday, a guy should move next to you with a lot of buckets and keg-like contraptions and says, "Hi, I'm Mark Taylor," here's a bit of advice: Make friends with him fast.
Church Brew Works' head brewer shows devotion to calling (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Church Brew Works' head brewer begins his day at 8 a.m. in a small room adjacent to the soaring sanctuary of the former Lawrenceville church. Brant Dubovick or one of two assistants dumps sacks of grain into a dual-roller mill.
Laurels & Lances (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
On the political "Watch List": Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl won the Democrats' nomination for mayor with just more than 26,000 votes.
Cafe Scientifique meeting set for Tuesday (Summit Daily News)
The May Cafe Scientifique presentation will be held on Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Backcountry Brewery in Frisco, with Brewmaster Alan Simon reviewing the processes involved in beer brewing.
Return to hops, a forgotten industry (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Stretching skyward like mythical giant beanstocks, hops climb steel-supported trellises in the chaparral and oak-wooded hills east of Clearlake. The commercial operation is a return to an industry all but gone along the North Coast.
Haines Brewfest (Juneau Empire)
Ah, spring! It means a great thing is about to happen for anyone who enjoys their beer - Haines Brewfest. The 17th annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival, or Brewfest as it's commonly called, takes place Friday and Saturday at Dalton City - a faux town - on the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds in Haines.
Senior Profile: Jonathan Berliner, CC (Columbia Daily Spectator)
When Columbia College student Jonathan Berliner graduates, the former president of Orthodox Jewish group Yavneh will be leaving a legacy of creative Shabbat dinners and innovative programming for the group?interests that may have nothing to do with class, or ... beer brewing?
Bikes & dikes (The Star)
There isn?t a more perfect place in the world than Holland to race around in a bicycle. But what happens when an amateur (who hasn?t biked in more than a decade) decides to give it a shot?
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